12,000 more troops in Iraq until March

And we know how reliable the Pentagon can be when delivering news. So far the story is that the numbers will be temporarily boosted due to keeping troops in Iraq for an additional three months while their replacements also are in country. Obviously this is a sign that the bad guys are on the run and the US military has them routed under the weight of a superior force and better tactics and who could forget, better technology. With cheerleaders like the spineless American press, it is not always clear what is really happening.